When I leave the familiar, low-traffic roads of my home on the western slope of Colorado and visit the Denver metro area, my experience has been that, unless I speed on the busy high traffic corridors like I-25, I'm going to be tailed-gated at...
Not booted up ready for flight? All drones: always on. No exceptions.
The mini 3/4 is a doddle compared to the Mavic 2 pro & zoom (can be a bit fiddly).
If you want a real stress-fest: try the original Mavic pro - two part gimbal protection...
I only use mine when taking long trips either by car or by plane. For just short rides close to home, I don't use the cover; I just brace the gimbal against a pillow to keep it from vibrating. What about you?